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a r pg ae<br />

n i es a n d ot h er s h a n d l i n g t r a n sf er<br />

m ec h a n i sm w a s i n t r od u c ed f or el ec t r i c iof t y p a y m en t s t o i n f or m t h em of p a y m en t s<br />

a n d g a s t r a n sa c t i on s.<br />

i n v ol v i n g d i st a n c e sa l es of g ood s m a d e<br />

t o D a n i sh c u st om er s a n d el ec t r on i c<br />

E f f ec t i v e 1 J a n u a r y 20 1 6, t h e D a n i sh<br />

ser v i c es su p p l i ed t o n on - t a x a b l e p er son s<br />

a u t h or i t i es i n c r ea sed c on t r ol s r eg a r d i n g<br />

i n D en m a r k .<br />

d i st a n c e sa l es of g ood s a n d e- ser v i c es<br />

su p p l i ed t o n on - t a x a b l e p er son s. T h e<br />

a u t h or i t i es c a n r eq u i r e b a n k s, c r ed i t c a r d<br />

E g y p t<br />

E g y p t p r ev i ou sl y a n n ou n c ed t h a t i t wof a VAT s is <strong>in</strong> doubt. Specifically, Egypt<br />

p l a n n i n g t o r ep l a c e t h e c ou n t r y ’ s ex i st i s i n n g ow c on si d er i n g a m en d i n g or a d d i n g<br />

g en er a l sa l es t a x r eg i m e w i t h a f u l l t o t h e ex i st i n g sa l es t a x l a w i n st ea d of<br />

V A T sy st em . H ow ev er , t h er e h a v e b een <strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g VAT. However, no official<br />

r ep or t s t h a t t h e p r op osed i n t r od u c t i on a n n ou n c em en t h a s b een m a d e.<br />

E st on i a<br />

E f f ec t i v e 1 J a n u a r y 20 1 7 , t h e r ed u cg ed ood s or ser v i c es a c c om p a n y i n g su c h<br />

r a t e f or a c c om m od a t i on ser v i c es a n d f or ser v i c es, w i l l b e 1 4 % ( c u r r en t l y 9 % ) .<br />

b ed - a n d - b r ea k f a st ser v i c es, ex c l u d i n g a n y<br />

E u r op ea n U n i on ( E U )<br />

T h e E u r op ea n C om m i ssi on h a s have seen their significant simplification<br />

a n n ou n c ed t h a t , a s p a r t of i t s 20 1 6 p W otor en k t i a l u n a c c ep t a b l y w a t er ed d ow n .<br />

P r og r a m m e, i t w i l l d el i v er a n u m b er of Specifically, the Commission <strong>in</strong>tends to<br />

n ew i n i t i a t i v es, i n c l u d i n g a n a c t i on p lwa n i t h d r a w i t s p r op osa l s f or r ef or m of t h e<br />

on VAT that aims to deliver efficient and V A T r u l es ( ex em p t i on s) f or i n su r a n c e<br />

f r a u d - p r oof V A T r eg i m es. I t w i l l i n c l u d and e f<strong>in</strong>ancial services. (The proposals<br />

i n i t i a t i v es on V A T r a t es a n d a p r op osa l d a t e f r om 20 0 7 , a n d n o a g r eem en t i s<br />

on V A T f or el ec t r on i c c om m er c e i n t h e f or eseen . ) I t a l so p l a n s t o p u l l i t s p r op osa l<br />

c on t ex t of t h e D i g i t a l S i n g l e M a r k et t o i n t r od u c e a n E U st a n d a r d V A T r et u r n .<br />

S t r a t eg y , a s w el l a s a c om m u n i c a t i on Neg ot i a t i on s h a v e r esu l t ed i n a d r a f t<br />

sett<strong>in</strong>g out the def<strong>in</strong>itive VAT regime. c om p r om i se t ex t t h a t h a s f u l l y d en a t u r ed<br />

T h e C om m i ssi on a l so i n t en d s t o w i t h d r at w h e su b st a n c e of t h e C om m i ssi on ’ s<br />

a n u m b er of ex i st i n g V A T p r op osa l s p r op osa l . T h e l a t est d ev el op m en t s,<br />

t h a t h a v e m a d e l i t t l e p r og r ess or t h a t i n p a r t i c u l a r , h a v e r u n c ou n t er t o i t s<br />

28 I n d i rect T ax i n <strong>2016</strong>

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